The Pentagon, headquarters of the US Department of Defense, Arlington, VA (credit Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – Some 120 Defense Department personnel were evacuated from Israel on Thursday as deadly violence between the Israeli military and Hamas rages on,
(Photo credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) UN Secretary-General António Guterres By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – UN Secretary-General António Guterres is “particularly appalled that children continue to be victims of violence” in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said
Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat (Credit: AU.INT) DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat strongly condemned the bombardments in the Gaza Strip that killed more than 21 Palestinians. Israeli bombing raids across Gaza have
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – 20 people in the Gaza Strip, including nine children, have been killed on Monday by Israeli air strikes launched after rockets were fired by Hamas militants from the territory towards aimed at civilian areas in Jerusalem. Tensions
(credit: icc.int) International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Biden administration is strongly opposing the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Israel in Palestine. The ICC’s chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda confirmed
(credit: icc.int) International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled Friday that the Court’s territorial jurisdiction in the Situation in Palestine extends to the territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely Gaza and the West
The prime minister of the State of Palestine Authority Mohammad Shtayyeh (credit: wikipedia ) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Palestinian Authority has resumed security and civil coordination with Israel, six months after PA President Mahmoud Abbas announced the cessation of ties with the Jewish
His Excellency Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash , Cabinet Member and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (mofaic.gov) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Extremely proud of the United Arab Emirates’ historic peace deal with Israel, Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister
Credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times / Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks on the Israeli – Palestinian situation at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, NY Feb. 12, 2020. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NEW YORK – “WHERE
Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe / Feb. 11, 2020. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting at UN world headquarters in New York on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. By Gary Raynaldo